Taking a break from your workout is normal.
Everyone takes a vacation from their fitness program, no matter how dedicated they are. Things come up. Life happens. Most of the time, people simply need time to rest and recover.
One week away from the gym certainly won’t cause you to lose the lean muscle and gain back all the fat you’ve burned… But how long can you go without losing what you’ve worked for? That depends.
The Science of Missing Workouts
One Journal of Applied Physiology study suggests that easing up on your workouts for just 14 days can significantly reduce your cardiovascular fitness, lean muscle mass, and insulin sensitivity.
However, your aptitude for different types of workouts will likely be affected differently by your time away.
If you are taking a break from weight training or high-intensity intervals, you’ll notice a huge difference when you go back to the gym. You could find yourself out of breath after only two sets when just a couple of weeks ago, you can easily do four or five. This rapid deterioration could become a source of frustration, which is a dangerous discouragement that can make someone quit.
Your 10k time, on the other hand, may not be so affected by a break.
If you want to know more about how breaks affect your workout and why, read the full article HERE.
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